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The Olympic trials for gymnastics begin next week, and on Sunday night, the selection committee will announce the five women who will represent the United States in Paris. This team will be expected to win the gold medal, and there is a deep field of contenders battling for spots.

Simone Biles is the headliner, but even she hasn’t officially earned an Olympic berth. Biles is the favorite to win the trials, and the top finisher automatically receives a spot on the Olympic team. The other four gymnasts are selected by a committee. Other Tokyo Olympians competing at the trials include Sunisa Lee, the reigning all-around champion; Jade Carey, the gold medalist on floor; and Jordan Chiles, a member of the silver-winning team.

I did gymnastics for 15 years, and covering this sport is one of my favorite parts of my job. (Usually, I’m a sports reporter on the enterprise and investigative team working on data-driven projects.) I covered gymnastics for The Post at the Tokyo Olympics and have been writing about the U.S. women’s team throughout this Olympic cycle.

Here are some of my latest stories about the U.S. women’s team:

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That's all the time I have for today. Thank you all for your thoughtful questions. It’s great to be able to talk about gymnastics here. We’ve got a lot of gymnastics stories coming through the next month and from Paris, so follow along at washingtonpost.com. (I’ll also post all our gymnastics stories on Twitter — or X, if you call it that — at @EmilyGiam.) Definitely check out the interactive team-builder tool that we created, and sign up for the newsletter that we’ll be sending daily from Paris. Thanks everyone!